Jan 15, 2005
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
The fact that the disease presents in a slightly different way in vaccinated horses makes clinical diagnosis even harder for veterinarians.
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Nov 1, 2004
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
Though aging is the most-common cause of testicular degeneration, it also can be caused by higher heat in the testicles, adverse drug reactions or exposure to toxins and chemicals.
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Bereavement could deteriorate the health of your horses
Oct 1, 2004
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
Any time a horse dies, other horses that might have been close to the deceased horse should be allowed to spend time near it.
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Air quality should be monitored to determine appropriate work sessions
Sep 1, 2004
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
What is your number? We all have numbers that are important to us as individuals—our social security number, our telephone number, maybe even our bed's sleep number. But there should be another number that is important to you, too, and that is an AQI number. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a means of reporting daily air quality, and it is a measure of how clean or polluted air in a specific location is. The AQI number directly relates to the possible health and environmental effects of air, as well as the calculated health risks within a few hours to days after breathing it.
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Research findings offer strategies on managing sweat and electrolyte balance in performance horses
Aug 1, 2004
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
As we move into the heart of the show season, temperatures and humidity in many parts of the country are on the rise. Replacement of fluid and electrolyte losses in the exercising horse becomes critical ...
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Deciding whether to purchase not a black-and-white issue for equine practitioners
Jun 1, 2004
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
For some practices that
future may be now and the switch to this new system will allow you to take better images,
provide a better service
to your clients and make
a profit.
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DVMs in ideal position to educate clients about disease prevention, proper nutrition in overweight horses
May 1, 2004
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
If there is any truth to the idea that after a while owners start to look like their pets, then many horsemen and women need to go on a diet.
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Aggressiveness, reproductive dysfunction characterize most common equine cancer -- granulosa-theca cell tumors
Apr 1, 2004
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
Horses have a higher incidence of ovarian tumors than do any other domestic animal.
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Mar 1, 2004
By:
Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM
It has probably happened in your practice. You get a panicked call from a client who found their horse out in the pasture unwilling to walk and with a nail sticking into the foot.
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